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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 10/19/1982MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL ·couNtY MINNESOTA Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners met at l2~BO.p.m.,· Tue~day, Octoberl 19,'1982, all members present. Howard Koeppen, Custodian, appeared before the Board relative to insulating the heating pipes on second floor and installing non-corrosive underground gas lines into the courthouse. M~~ Koeppen was instructed to obtain three quotations for the .. rnetessary insulation, and to proceed with the non-corrosive underground lines. Motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to approve payment in~the amount of $3,722.35 to K-V Associates, Inc., Falmouth, Massachusetts for the Peeper Beeper for use by Land & Resource Management. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve the application of Esther Lee for license to sell non-intoxicating malt \ liquor at Wee Town, Friberg Township. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and_carried, to approve the application of Donald Hill, for on-sale liquor license at Oakwood Supper Club, Henning Township, subject to submitting the necessary bond. There was no response to the published hearing for the use of federal revenue sharing funds with no,-one in attendance, the·fina~ bud~et use of federal revenue sharing funds as follows: County Revenue Fund Less Local Government Aid Less Federal Revenue Sharing Less Estimated Receipts Net County Revenue Fund County Road & Bridge Fund Less Federal Revenue Sharing Net Road & Bridge Fuhd Human Services Building Fund Regional Library Total levy $3,889,956 500,000 186,565 l ,000,000 $1,700,000 600,000 $2,203,391 l , l 00, 000 2,024,951 90,000 105,379 $5,523,721 Upon motion made b,y Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, the followtng resolutton was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, on October 13, 1981, the County Board accepted the bid of Dieseth Specialty Company, Fergus Falls, MN for grading and C.S. Structure Pl P-A Culverts on CSAH #75 tn the amount of $268,630.00, and WHEREAS satd contract has now been completed to the sattsfaction of the County Board at a total cost of $275,017.20, an increase of $6,387.20 due to overruns on Common Borrow, Hand.,.Placed Riprap, Seed Misture and Sodding, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the ~mount of $24,682.20 payable to Dieseth Specialty Company, Fergus Falls, MN in final payment thereof. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 19th day of October, 1982. ATTEST: Clerk,, Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, on March 10, ·, Q_8?, the Coun_ty Board accepted the bid of Kenneth Anderson, Henning, MN in the amount of $4,809.54 for mowing Area B, and WHEREAS, the above contr~ct ha~ now.beeh completed to the satis- faction of the County Board at a total cos:t of.$4,792.49, a decrease of $17.05 due to unsatisfactory work on CSAH #62, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $463.90 payable to Kenneth Anderson, Henriihg, MN as fi na 1 payment thereof. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 19th day of October, 1982. ATTEST: Clerk Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and carried with Sydney Nelson and Hub Nordgren voting "no", the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by theBoard of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, in accordance with a Procedural Agreement between the ~inne- sota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, dated May 23, 1962, certification by the County Board of Commissioners for acquisition of lands rby the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requested, and WHEREAS, representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service met with the County Board on October 19, 1982 and informed said Board that a waterfowl easement had been secured from Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand K. Bakken on the North 2 rods of SW¼NW¼, N½SE¼NW¼, SW¼NW¼SW¼, of Section 4, and Lot 2, except the south 20 acres, SW¼NE¼, N¼SE¼NE¼, SE¼NE¼SE¼ of Section 5, all in 136-43, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board has considered the above request and grants approval ~herepf. . . Dated at Fergu's: Falls, Minnesotp this 19th day' of October, 1982. ATTEST: Clerk \ I Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van Ellig and carried with Sydney Nelson and Hub Nordgren voting "no",. the·following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of Co,unty Commissioners of Otter Tail County Mi nnes6ta that WHEREAS, in accordance with a Procedural Agreement between the Minne- sota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, dated May 23, 1962, certification by the County Board of Commissioners for acquisition of lands by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requested, and WHEREAS, representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service met wfth the County Board on October 19, 1982 and informed said Board that a waterfowl easement had been secured from Mr. and Mrs. Larry S. Krohn, et al, on Lots 3 and 4, and that part of Lot 5 lying west of CR #117, Section 21 and Lot 7, Sublot B of Lot 6, Section 20, all in 131-41, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, after consideration of the above request, the County Board grants approval thereof. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 19th day of October, 1982. Chairl.14 w ATTEST_: ~l:kr[) Clerk • • Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, there are 155 Deputy Registrars in the State of Minnesota, many of whom face a continuous and expanding problem of receiving bad/dishonored checkes; and WHEREAS, there is no provision in the law which assists Deputy Registrars to collect on these bad/dishonored checks; and WHEREAS, the person who issues the bad/dishonored check receives no reprimand and in fact often ts able to continue to drive their vehicle on Minne- sota Highways, even though they are not legally registered, NOW, lHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board of Otter Tail urges passage of proposed legislation under M.S. 168.041, Subd. 3, to state substantially as follows:. Subd. 3(a) When any person is issued registration plates, tabs and/or Title Certificates for. am-tor ~e~icle 1where payment is made by a check or draft which is subsequently dishonored o~ returned for a~y reason, any registra~, deputy registrar or other authorfzea agent for the issua~ce of registration plates and certificates, may make application to the Court for its Order re- quirfng the registration plates and registration certificate of said motor vehicle to be surrendered to the Court. Upon surrender thereof, the Court shall issue a receipt thereof. The Deputy Registrar may apply for a refund of the dishonored or returned check or draft, after the Court has received the registration plates and/or registration certificate. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall pay for the requested refund to the Deputy Regfstrar and the person who issued said dishonored or returned check or draft shall pay an additional $10.00 feet to be split 30% to the County Court Fund and 70% to the County Sheriff Fund. Adopted at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 19th day of October, 1982. Chai~ rµJ;J ATTEST: .~,,) /3,_,,puJ! Clerk The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Ellig who moved for its adoption: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commis~idners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS the business of tourism created over $32 million dollars of income in Otter Tail County in 1980, and WHEREAS, a substantial portion of this amount and real estate taxes are paid for by the residents of the State of North Dakota, and WHEREAS, the Otter Tail County Board recogniies the importance of the tourist industry in Otter Tail County and wishes to encourage its valued contribution to our local economy and those persons who are responsible for it; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the ~a~ority of the Otter Tail County Board by this Resolution wishes to recognize and clearly demonstrate their appreciation to those persons vacationing in and using Otter Tail County for their recreation needs, including those from North Dakota. Mo~i9n for adoption was seconded by Bert Hovland and carried. Dated at Ferg~s Falls, Minnesota this 19th day of October, 1982. Cha~~ ATTEST: . ¥=~-~:{F() . Cl erk County Board October 19, 1982 Laura Youngsma, Data Processing Manager, appeared before the Board relative to the proposed one day seminar for users. After considerable discuss~on, motion was made by Bert Hovland to accept the'proposal of Scoggins and Associates, Athens GA, for a one day seminar, at a cost of $800.00, plus $450.00 travel expenses. The motion was seconded by Van Ell ig and was defeated with Hub Nordgren, Andy Leitch and Sydney Nelson voting "no". After additional discussion, motion was made by Van Ellig to 'hire the firm of ~cGladrey Hendrickson & Co., Fargo, ND to conduct a one day user seminar. The motion was seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried with Hub Nordgren voting "no". Representatives of the East .and West Otter Ta11 Soil & Water Con- servation Districts appeared before the Board"and presented the one year renewal contract for the proposed soil survey for Otter Tail County. Motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried with Hub Nordgren and Andy Leitch voting "no", to extend the option for one year, at no cost to Otter Tail County for the extension. Representatives of the Alano Corporation appeared before the Board requesting tax exempt status on property located in the City of Fergus Falls. After discussion, motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Bert Hovland and car- ried, to approve a tax exempt status for said property for the 1982 assessment, payable l 983 . Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, the following bills were allowedd I .Amoco Oil Co Auto Safety Service Battle Lake Farmers Union Oil Beers, M.D.. Morris Berge Angela Bigger, Cindy Bill's Lock & Key Boe, Elliott Burroughs Corp. Cass Clay Creamery Coast to Coast Sto~e, Computer Concepts•. & S~rv:ices Continental Big Red Cooper's Office Supply Cooper, Denzil Corporate Risk Managers Dacotah Paper Co Doom, •Phyllis Fair Hills Resort Fergus Falls Daily Journal Fergus Locker & Meat Supply Fergus Motors Inc Firestone Stores Fischer, Jim Griep, Tim Handegaard, Steve Hanson, Marjean Hennepin County Holida;y= Inn Holiday International Holiday IBM Corporation Indianhead Specialty K-V Associates Inc. Kalar, William Kirk, Michael Krohn, Larry Lachowitzer, Frank Lagerquist, Gust & Sons Lundeen, Victor Metz Baking Miller Davis Minn Shorthand Reporters Minn• State Treas Minnesota Motor Co Montgomery Ward Moores Business Forms Inc National Foods Nelson Bros Printing Orandi, M.D. Mehdi Otter Tail Co-op Oils Otter Tail Co Hwy Dept Otter Tail Co. Sheriff REVENUE Park Region Mutual Telephone Co Pebble Lake Auto Repair 124.29 455.16 278.44 120.00 318.45 214.35 118.34 100.00 682.32 471.46 128.69 1,765.14 1,090.10 244.97 238.30 395.00 505.46 253.23 113.40 359.37 138.95 586.11 245.38 103.00 243.01 312.85 133.32 150.00 259.80 180.00 773.10 1,968.58 197.29 6,880.00 113.81 152.65 119.:¾ 213.38 132.70 263,84 126.60 4,206.45 239.32 518~00 1,006.27 212.53 912.46 565.73 2,-862.04 500.00 1,343.11 121.04 378.70 238.35 337.10 Penny, Co J.C. Perham Co-op Oil Perham, City of Phillips, Cindy Photo Center Polipnick, I)ick Potter, Gordon H & Assoc. RoBo Car Wash Rose. Ken Service Oil Co Sharifi, Subhi South Mill Stan~ard Stop N Go Store ·Super One Swanson Surplus Thomas Oil Co Thompson Oil Co Three M Vern Charest Oil Westside Service Xerox Corp 106 Misc Vendors ROAD & BRIDGE Ahlfs Gravel & Construction Bauck Chevrolet & Olds Big A Auto Parts Bob's Standard Bulk Service Bud's Mobil Co-op Services Inc. Consumers Cb-op Oil Co · Curt's Repair D-A Lubricant Co Inc Denny's North Star Dent Oil Co Dick's Parts Supply Ebersviller Impl. Co Egge Cpmstruction Farmers Co-op Assoc Farnam Tire Center Fergus Falls City of Fergus International Fergus Tire Center . Fireston Store Geiser, Lee T Gorentz, Vernon Hanson Plbg & Htg. Henning, City of Koep I s Mobil Lawson Products Inc. Lundeen, Victor M-R Sign Co Mark Sand & Gravel 173.48 369.53 474.29 212.80 244.57 190.00 543.75 633.76 360.09 504.84 180.00 339.86 1,091.45 204.07 142. 72 . 196.13 218.01 2,377.20 344.18 172.41 747.46 3,881.17 4,500.72 126.94 356.14 245.25 417.16 252.28 536.38 556.07 591.32 407.92 601.97 436.40 255.34 9,512.80 744.14. 301.20 1,019.10 1,791.24 566.61 105.99 774.50 180.00 198.00 862.92 608.94 175.80 101.71 872.24 42,987.19 Mayo's Standard Meyer's Service Mike's Machine Shop Miller & Holmes Minnesota Blueprint Minnesota Mining &Mfg Murphy Oil Coro National Bushing & Parts North Union Champlin Northwestern Bell Telephone Co Ottertail.Aggregate Paper .qalmenson & Co Park R~gruon Co-Op Oil Pelican Ready Mix Perham Co-op Creamery Assoc Perham Ready Mix & Aggregate Photo Center. R & R Concrete Review Enterprises Inc. Rallies Tank Service S & C Computer Service Inc Share Corp Skips Genuine Parts Super GMC Truck Sales Thomas Oil Co Thomas Oil Co Transwave Valley Grain Co Vergas Ford Equip. Vergas Oil Co Vogel Paint & Wax Co Wadena Asphalt Co Waln Constuction Ziegler Inc. 34 :Misc Vendors COUNTY BUILDING Anderson Bros Construction Johnson Controls BOAT & WATER SAFETY Battle Lake Farmers Union Oil Bay View Shores Carr Enterprises Otter Tail Co-op Oil Stop N Go The Store Thomas Oil Co Vergas Oil Co Seven Misc Vendors· FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING Revenue Sharing Adv~ Service 248.93 369.00 575.29 1,038.96 522.20 342.86 30,751.62 483.87 990.00 173.30 ·990.60 9,581.09 476,97 5,601.80 7,979.17 460.00 165.28 1,654.00 190.00 157.55 858.56 422.00 158.41 261.84 2,767.35 1,378.47 427.50 13,245.60 159.56 673.40 8,616.84 15,972.00 367~50 508.71 1,152.78 251.74 377.21 117.96 231.44 188.96 167.01 101.31 279.02 155.09 102.19 165.94 42.00 With no fuithe; bus~neis, at 3:00 p.m. the Chairman adjourned the meeting until 9:30 a.m.~ Tuesday, November 9, 1982. Chaif&4 ct:.dv ATTEST: 4f-'-' ,. 1 B," t•u.J! Cl erk